Oil Pulling

Oil pulling offers numerous health advantages. I’ve included a video featuring Barbara O’Neill that highlights some of the benefits of practicing oil pulling on a daily basis.  It’s a great way to detox.

From my research, here are some of the many benefits:

• strengthens the gums
• cleans the mouth
• kills bad bacteria in your mouth
• can reduce bad breath naturally
• pulls waste out of the tongue & glands, sinuses
• gum health: conquer gingivitis, sore gums, bleeding gums, reduce inflammation
• clear up infections
• can it reverse cavities?  some say it can.  It can help prevent new cavities
• it is believed to whiten teeth by reducing the formation of plaque

Coconut oil is the best oil to use, but you can use other oils.  I started with sunflower oil, but now use organic coconut oil.  When I used sunflower oil, I noticed when I’d spit it out it would be white.  Before I started it was clear.  The changing of the color is from the waste you’ve removed from your mouth.  Don’t swallow it and do not spit it down a sink or any drain in your house as it will turn solid and cause a blockage.  I keep a empty water bottle near my desk that I discard the oil in after each pull.

I began oil pulling consistently about a year ago and I’ve noticed significant improvement, particularly with my gums. Previously, they would bleed quite easily while I was flossing. Now, my gums appear to be in much better condition and bleed considerably less than they used to. Each time I do the pulling, my mouth feels healthy and clean.

Here’s a link to more videos about oil pulling